Paul Simon has opened up about his decision to retire hit song ‘You Can Call Me Al’. The Simon and Garfunkel singer-songwriter has grown distant from some of his most iconic songs over the years.

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Paul Simon says he can’t play ‘You Can Call Me Al’ anymore amid hearing loss battle (Getty Images) According to Simon, he’s lost 94 percent of his hearing in his left ear.

It's all much quieter," Simon explained. His 1986 track "You Can Call Me Al" is no longer a part of his set. "That's gone. I can't do that one," he said.

South African musician Bakithi Kumalo is known for his bass playing, which is all over Paul Simon’s seminal album “Graceland.” You very likely know Kumalo’s famous riff on the hit tune “You Can Call ...

“You Can Call Me Al” is from Simon’s famous 1986 “Graceland” album. It reached No. 23 on the Billboard Hot 100 and has gotten more than 645 million streams on Spotify and 133 million on ...

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